The 2012 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held from May 23 to May 27 at Bright House Field in Clearwater, FL. It was an eight-team double elimination tournament. The winner, St. John's, received the league's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. This marked the Red Storm's seventh tournament championship, the most of any Big East team.
Format and seeding The top eight teams in the Big East were seeded one through eight based on their regular season finish. St. John's was the first to clinch a spot in the tournament. Team W L Pct. GB Seed 18 9 .667 – 1 St. John's 18 9 .667 – 2 17 10 .630 1 3 17 10 .630 1 4 Connecticut 16 11 .593 2 5 16 11 .593 2 6 14 13 .519 4 7 10 17 .370 8 8 10 17 .370 8 – 10 17 .370 8 – 9 18 .333 9 – 7 20 .259 11 –
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team Pos Name SchoolP Matt Carasiti St. John'sP Derrick Stultz USFC Danny Bethea St. John'sIF L. J. Mazzilli ConnecticutIF Trey Mancini Notre DameIF Frank Schwindel St. John'sIF Matt Wessinger St. John'sOF Jeremy Baltz St. John'sOF Jimmy Falla USFOF James Ramsay USFDH Zach Lauricella St. John's
Jack Kaiser Award Matt Carasiti earned the Jack Kaiser Award for the tournament most outstanding player. Carasiti, a pitcher for St. John's, earned the win in two of the Red Storm's four games, including the championship game.
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